Regular Services and Congregational Activities at Fort Dodge Church
Rev H A Sinning outlines next Sundays schedule with two sermons on In Tune With God. Sunday school after morning service and Christian Endeavor at 6:45 led by Miss Rachel Wiegman. Junior choir practice for Easter program at 3 PM and Thursday evening choir rehearsal. Congregational meeting set for April 4 at 7 80. Fort Dodge presbytery ordination of three men March 29 at Lakota chaired by Dr Sinning.
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Fort Dodge
Lakota
Dr. Sinning
Christian Education Committee
Methodist Church Plans Easter Season Activities
Pastor W H Lease announces Palm Sunday baptism options and church uniting opportunities. The midweek worship at the parsonage is at 7 tonight, choir rehearsal at 8 at the George Ivey home, and Easter music planning underway. The Asbury class social is at Franklin Majorowicz home Friday night. Laurens high school debate on alliance with Britain features a Brotherhood meeting next Monday at 7 30. Regular services continue with Passion week topics at 7 30 evening worship. All welcome.
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W. H. Lease
Bud
George Ivey
Asbury
Franklin Majorowicz
Methodist Brotherhood
Laurens High School
United States
Great Britain
Arrowlet High School Reverses Afternoon Schedule For Music Practice
R HL S Arrowlet High School shifts afternoon timetable to accommodate music students. The change reverses classes and has prompted mixed student sentiment. Jose Rolfe high school assembly heard first paired state basketball tournament games last Thursday, including Sac Guy versus Webster City, drawing heavy student interest. Albert Rudolfson, a senior basketball star, helped report scores with Andy Woolfries, pleasing the crowd. Junior and senior normal training students passed their Feb 19 exams with satisfactory grades. High school girls show strong enthusiasm for physical training with varied exercises under Miss Hendrickson and Miss McNee. Freshmen and sophomores meet Friday. seniors and juniors meet Tuesday. Manual training students continue plaque making from plaster using engraved pictures and liquid rubber to cast and finish white plaques.
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O San Rolfe High School
Sac
Webster City
Diagonal
Albert Rudolfson
Andy Woolfries
Albert
Rolfe
Andy
Hendrickson
Miss McNee
Seventh grade mural themes and class projects noted
The seventh grade completed a Mexican mural depicting four scenes including a siesta and open market. Eighth grade explored printing history with a local visit and bound books. Sixth grade spelling captains named Maxine Johnson and Joan Bixler, with Joan Graves runner up in the county contest.
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Maxine Johnson
Joan Bixler
Joan Graves
Kindergarten Covers and Garden Plans in Class News
Students finish book covers for birds then start garden projects planting corn beans peas lettuce and turnip seeds. Virginia Hubbard has moved away while Lee and Carl remain home ill with the flu.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Hubbard
Lee
Carl
First Grade Classes Welcome Suzanne Back in School
The Busy Bees begin Webster Readers and the Willing Workers start new work books Thursday. Readings list names: Lawrence, Gene, Tommy, Abe, Clifford, Eugene, Herbert, Margaret, Mary, Cletus, Suzanne, Donna, George, Wilma, Jean, Willis, Martha, Phyllis. They all received 100 in spelling.
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Suzanne
Webster
Lawrence
Gene
Tommy
Abe
Clifford
Eugene
Herbert
Margaret
Mary
Cletus
Donna
George
Wilma
Jean
Willis
Martha
Phyllis
Fourth Grade Geography Reports On Imaginary Trips
Fourth grade students presented committees detailing imagined journeys by dressing dolls to represent foreign children such as Eskimos Arabs and Europeans. Names appear among students and spells received range around 100. They study history charts and create Easter posters while exploring day and night in science experiments.
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Rachel
Roger C
Shirley
Clyde
Geraldine G
Jack H
Roger H
Geraldine N
Jimmy
Jane
Lila Lea
Margery
Local Legion Auxiliary Meetings Highlight Community Activity
The Plover American Legion Auxiliary met with Mrs. Bert Osking and Mrs. Elmer Nicol assisting, sewing carpet rags and sharing lunch as eight members and two visitors attended. A county meeting at Ridotto ballroom featured speakers Frances Hakes and Vic Seiberding with lunch by Havelock unit. A potluck birthday dinner honored Alec Struthers drew families from Rolfe and surrounding towns. A stork shower for Yay Wax of Rolfe and a Sunday social for 35 featured out of town guests. Local residents visited Emmetsburg and Ottosen, with Rev. Walter Rothwell noted in Emmetsburg calls.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Bert Osking
Elmer Nicol
Plover
County
American Legion
Ridotto
Havelock
Frances Hakes
Laurens
Vic Seiberding
Alec Struthers
E. J. Struthers
Rolfe
Gerald Foust
George Roush
Marion Ham
Bill Hough
Raymond Altenberg
Floyd Struthers
Will Struthers
F. A. Pringle
Yay Wax
N. J. Meurer
IP. B. Dixon
Edward Lehnus
Oda Reid
Francis Jacobson
Orville Luft
Ottosen
Howard Luft
Will Hendricks
Walter Rothwell
Emmetsburg
Local Plover News Highlights Community Events and Visits
Residents report visits and gatherings across Plover and surrounding towns. Social events include weddings dances at the Ridotto, church and club meetings, basketball tournaments in Des Moines, and a piano recital by Mrs Edward Lehnus's pupils in Plover with 33 attendees.
Plover School Notes Highlights Grades and Events
Third and fourth graders Sophie Baade has returned from the hospital but cannot attend. Students report over a dozen signs of spring. In seventh and eighth grade several pupils have had the flu. Viola Young won first in the county spelling contest and will compete at the state meet on April 22.
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Plover
Sophie Baade
Viola Young
Samuel L Horsman 1851 1989 Pioneer of Havelock Plover
Samuel L Horsman born Richmond Ohio March 24 1851 died March 17 1989 near Gilmore City Iowa at 87 years 11 months 21 days. Orphaned young he worked on C N W railroad ties and witnessed Old Rolfe move to its current site. He married Elizabeth Henderson July 7 1886. seven children survived him. He lived in Havelock and Plover, widow Elizabeth died 1935.
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Samuel L. Horsman
Richmond
Ohio
Earl Day
Gilmore City
Iowa
Mr. Horsman
Kansas
Sam
Yeager
David
St. Johns
Ore
Samuel
Pocahontas County
C. & N. W. Railway
Have
Memorial Service for Local Resident Held in Powhatan
A funeral service for a local resident was conducted in Powhatan with three songs sung by a quartet including Mrs. Ward Van Alstine Miss Elsie Rothwell Rev Rothwell and Jonés. Casket bearers were the deceased’s three sons Glenn and John and in laws Earl Day Bay Stiles and Harry Smith. Interment followed at Powhatan cemetery with many friends and relatives from Plover and nearby communities in attendance.
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Mi 8
Horsman
Ward ‘van Alstine
Elsie Rothwell
Rothwell
Church Meeting Notice Sets March 28 Elders Trustees
The People's Circle meets Sunday at 7 30. Harold Johnson reads. Election of officers and committees follows. Annual church meeting for election of elders and trustees plus report reception is next Tuesday March 28 at 8 p m in the social room. Open to all interested.
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Young
People’s Circle
Harold Johnson
Plover Methodist Service and Epworth Rally Planned
Plover Methodist Church Redmayne invites Sunday school at 10 and morning worship at 11 with pastor preaching The Weeping Christ. Epworth League plans a subdistrict rally March 26 at Laurens meeting 7 pm from the restaurant by school bus. Ladies Aid meets Thursday afternoon.
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Epworth League
Jesus
Jerusalem
Laurens
Ladies’ Aid Society
Enger Bolgeman Tie In Bode Church Ceremony
Amy Enger and Louis Bolgeman were married at 4 30 p m March 18 in the Lutheran church in Bode with a single ring ceremony led by Rev Tollersrud. The event featured wedding marches, a reception for 70 relatives, and a three course dinner served by Bradgate basketball girls.
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Elmer Moe
Mildred Carlson
Lela Opheim
Patricia Bolgeman
LeRoy Enger
Bradgate
Lutheran Youth activities fill Algoni weekend
Doris Wallace of Algoni visited her home here as Lutheran Young People's Society met at the Hans Isaacson home Tuesday evening. Saturday Night Club postponed will be entertained by Mrs Ellsworth Tuesday evening. PTA met at the school house drawing a large crowd. Rolfe high school furnished the music as Rev Olson of Rutland spoke. A battle of the sexes favored the women. Mrs Margaret Laning visited Christensen home Sunday.
Havelock News Community Notes and Visits
Mr and Mrs Will Ralph and children were Sunday guests at the Will Brazier home. Irene Hibos of Graettinger and Evelyn Bachman of Belmond spent the weekend at the W A Bachman home. Rev and Mrs J C Clifton visited from Larrabee to attend to business and friends. Deputy Sheriff W C Gilchrist of Pocahontas was in town Monday. Mothers of the basketball team hosted a banquet at the schoolhouse Tuesday evening. Mrs B C Boysen and Mrs Maude Cjeka left for San Francisco to attend the world’s fair. They will visit a daughter in Turlock and be away about a month. Howard Gibson, Vance Wiley and Prentice Jones, coach, took the boys team to Des Moines for the state tournament. Other locals in town included J F Lyons, George Barney, Russell Waters, Lawrence Brazier, O D VanHorsen and Milt Hilton.
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George Fo Donald
Laurel
H. W. Dorothy
Edward Imogéne
Mallard
Doris McKim
Rev. .Redmayne
F. A. Pringle
Fred. Forsythe
Jean Ann Meurer
L. E. Garlock
Allen Heathman
Eldo Heathman
Curtis Jones
John Perrigo
Norma Ferguson
Beatrice Bruner
Agnes ‘Reinke
Cristobal
Panama
Town State College
Amies
Elizabeth Ferguson
Lucille Christensen
Des Moines
David Henderson
Earl Kerns
Gerald
E. W. Kerns
M. L. Northrup
Paul Kerns
Franklin Majorowicz
REA
E. Redmayne
Plover Methodist Church
Ware
Plover
Rolfel Methodist Church
Harry Knisley
Imogene
Gilmore City
Rolfe
W. H. Sroute
Fort Dodge
W. R
Phil Martin
Bob
Phyllis
Edwin Sawyer
Marvin Sroufe
G. L. Sanders
Kukenbecker
Stebbins
Hill
Bunny Buchanan
Laurens
Glen Forsythe
Donald
W. H. Buchanan
Bunny
Ayrshire
Clarion
M. E. Men’s District
O. E. Lehnus
A. W. Hess
J. H. Gembler
J. H. Bucher
Henry Joens
Charles Braginton
Rev. Redmayne
Fred Forsythe Jr
Will
Ralph
Will Brazier
Irene Hibos
Graettinger
Evelyn. Bachman
Belmond
B. C. Boysen
Maude Cjeka
San Francisco
Calif
Boysen
Anna Chappell
Turlock
Howard Gibson
Vance Wiley
Prentice Jones
Havelock School
J. F.lyons
George Barney
Russell Waters
Lawrence Brazier
O. D. VanHorsen
Milt Hilton
Havelock School Awards Letters for Girls and Boys Teams
The Havelock school letters were awarded to girls Alice Keerles Pauline Smith Thelma Jollifee Eileen Trupe Marvella. Stripes went to Ethel Mac Kline Mildred Stoulis Vivian Lathrop Eileen Johnson Marcille Kauffman. Esther Bass and Dolores Wagner receive managers letters. Ethel Mae Kline elected honorary captain. Boys letters went to Duane Gibson and Jimmy Waters. Stripes to Robert Joliffe Merle Johnson Wilfred Kauffman Dale Shimon Elmer Weishaar Floyd Schleusener. Robert Joliffe named honorary captain and Keith Oleson to receive a student manager's letter.
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Havelock
Alice Keerles
Pauline’ Smith
Thelma Jollifee
Eileen Trupe
Marvella
Ethel MacKline
Mildred Stoulis
Vivian Lathrop
Eileen Johnson
Marcille Kauffman
Esther Bass
Dolores Wagner
Ethel Mae Kline
Havelock Methodist Church Notices Rally and Events
Pastor John D. Wolcott announces no Epworth League event next Sunday due to the subdistrict rally in Laurens. Young people are invited to Bastex Sunday in three weeks as churches plan events and offerings for worldwide church work. Read the folder Christ Lives Through Us distributed in Havelock and begin preparations for the special sacri estial offerings and conference benevolences.
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Havelock
Notice of Administratrix Appointment in Pocahontas County
In the district court of Town Iowa the administratrix of Henry Barg deceased in Pocahontas county has qualified. All persons indebted to the estate or claiming against it must present claims for allowance and payment by law. Dated May 18 1939.
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District Court
Town
Pocahoritas
Henry Barg
Pocahontas County
Iowa
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Otto
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Bessie
Worster
Fletcher Pringle
L. A
Charles Lehnus
Mike Strong
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Plaver
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Christibel Bregotti
Mary Elizabeth Fuller
Kenneth
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Shirley Fuller
Eileen Henderson
Lehnus
Presbyterian ‘Church
W. ‘Rothwell
Redmayne
Bradgate News
N. P. Olson
Albert Zeaman
Palmer
C. E. Keblar
Ernie Burr
Walter Higby
Miss Carlson
Blair
Miss Enger
George Wolcott
T. O. Wolcott
Double Six
Elmer Naeve
Henry Olsen
Garland Bradley
Henry Olson
Bradley
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Art Olson
Inga McCreary
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